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“ When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images. ”

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You can recognize a small truth because its opposite is a falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another truth.

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The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

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Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.

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Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.

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